Essential Wellness

🧠 Neurodiversity & Wellness – with Dr. Krystal Sodaitis In this episode of Essential Wellness, Dr. Mikel Segal speaks with Dr. Krystal Sodaitis, a pediatrician-turned-healthcare executive and life coach who now empowers twice-exceptional individuals — those who are both gifted and living with ADHD, autism, or other challenges. ✨ Key Insights: ✔️ Giftedness can mask neurodiversity — and vice...

In this powerful episode, Dr. Mikel Segal speaks with Dr. Lise Janelle, a performance and mindset expert, about how subconscious beliefs shape our success, health, and emotional well-being. After experiencing several life-altering events in 1988—Dr. Janelle embarked on a journey to understand how our inner world determines our outer outcomes. 💡 She developed the Heart Freedom Method, a 10-step pr...

In this episode of Essential Wellness, Dr. Mikel Segal sits down with Dr. Elisa Chiang, an ocular plastic surgeon who empowers physicians to take control of their financial futures. ✔️ Elisa’s money journey began early — with her parents encouraging her to open a Roth IRA 💡 ✔️ Books like Rich Dad, Poor Dad and workplace challenges fueled her drive for financial independence. ✔️ Early investing +...

  In this episode of Essential Wellness, Dr. Mikel Segal chats with Dr. Adrienne Charles, a physician who reinvented her career after medical retirement — finding purpose and healing through hypnosis. ✨ Dr. Charles shares how hypnosis, approved by the AMA since 1958, bypasses negative self-talk and unlocks powerful healing. From smoking cessation 🚭 and chronic pain, to stress, anxiety, and phobi...

  Dr. Mikel Segal welcomes Dr. Melinda Lacerna Kimbrell @drfacerejuvinator, a board-certified plastic surgeon with 20 years of experience, to discuss facial aesthetics, regenerative medicine, and empowering women through every stage of life. Dr. Lacerna Kimbrell shares her inspiring journey from aspiring dentist to renowned plastic surgeon, influenced by global cleft lip missions with Smile Train....

In this episode of Essential Wellness, Dr. Mikel Segal sits down with Dr. Michelle Quirk — pediatrician, running coach, and founder of Mindful Marathon. ✨ Once someone who “hated running,” Dr. Quirk discovered it as a therapeutic outlet after losing her father and experiencing burnout. She started with just 5 minutes around the block, and step by step transformed her life. Today, she helps runner...

In this episode, Dr. Mikel Segal welcomes Dr. Wendy Schofer, a pediatrician and emotional health expert, to explore a radically compassionate approach to family wellness—especially around eating habits, emotional patterns, and how we support our kids. After facing burnout as a mom and doctor trying to “do it all,” Dr. Wendy found healing in lifestyle medicine, yoga, and CrossFit—and when she embra...

🎙️ New Episode of Essential Wellness: Clear Skin & Confident Teens ✨🧴 In this insightful episode, Dr. Mikel Segal welcomes Dr. Brooke Jeffy @brookejeffymd, board-certified dermatologist and founder of the teen-focused skincare line B-Tween, to talk about empowering tweens and teens through healthy skincare habits. 👩‍⚕️🌿 💬 Dr. Jeffy shares her journey from a busy insurance-based clinic—see...

In this powerful episode, Dr. Mikel Segal welcomes Carrie Bradley, a journalist-turned-health coach, massage therapist, and cancer survivor, to share her inspiring story of resilience, transformation, and self-discovery. 🧠 Carrie opens up about her colorectal cancer diagnosis at 44, challenging the myth that only unhealthy people get sick. Her experience led her to redefine wellness, prioritize s...

🎙️ New Episode of Essential Wellness with Michelle Edmison! 🚶‍♂️💪 Dr. Mikel Segal welcomes Michelle Edmison, a physiotherapist with 30 years of experience, to discuss how movement is the key to lifelong wellness. 🏃‍♀️✨ 🔹 From manual therapy to movement-based healing, Michelle shares her evolution as a physiotherapist and how efficient mobility can prevent pain and injury. 🔹 Discover how mode...

🎙️ New Episode of Essential Wellness! 🌟💪 Dr. Mikel Segal chats with Kellie Lupsha, a high-performance health coach, about breaking free from the ‘hustle and grind’ mindset and creating sustainable wellness in midlife and beyond. 🔄💖 🔹 After 30 years as a physical therapist, Kellie realized that stress, lifestyle choices, and mindset play a huge role in long-term health. She shares her own tran...

Dr. Mikel Segal sits down with Dr. Rita Gupta, a board-certified integrative and family medicine physician, to discuss empowering women in midlife through mind-body healing. ✨ 🔹 After 15 years in traditional medicine, Dr. Gupta embraced mind-body medicine to address chronic pain at its root—through awareness, emotions, and brain science. 🧠💡 🔹 Learn how pain isn’t just a physical issue—the bra...

In this episode of Essential Wellness, Dr. Mikel Segal sits down with Dr. Tracie Paschke, a preventative cardiologist with 27 years of experience, to discuss how to take control of your heart health before problems arise. ❤️🩺 🔹 80-90% of cardiovascular disease is preventable—yet traditional healthcare focuses more on treatment than prevention. Dr. Paschke shares why she left the conventional sys...